To hear the record-breaking Timothy Flanders tell it, his brilliance on the football field is the product of a system and a credit to the supporting cast around him.

Flanders always suggests his success is about the team, regardless of how much the team may depend on him to keep them afloat.

But after Flanders netted a school-record 287 yards on the ground Friday in Sam Houston State’s 31-28 victory over Montana, a record held by McNeil Moore (286 yards) since 1951, there is little room for modesty…

Clear your Friday night schedule. If you have plans for that evening, cancel them because that’s when the undefeated Bearkats are hosting Montana (11-2) in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals.

This will be the marquee game of the weekend, with Sam Houston televised again on ESPN, while the other semifinals matchup (Georgia Southern at North Dakota State) will be played Saturday on ESPNU…

The Bearkats looked like the No. 1 team in the country on Saturday. Sam Houston’s defense made a bunch of big stops, the offense hit the jackpot a few times and special teams, well, let’s just say those guys were extra special…